FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

When field 007/00 contains code d, it contains special coded
information about the physical characteristics of a globe.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ CHARACTER POSITIONS

00 - Category of material

d - Globe

One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category
of material to which the item belongs is
globe, which is defined as the model of
a celestial body, usually the Earth or the celestial
sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere. Code d is
used when 008/25 (Type of cartographic material) contains
code d. A fill character (|) is not allowed in this
position.

01 - Specific material designation

Special class of material (usually the class of physical
object) to which an item belongs, e.g., a celestial globe.

a - Celestial globe

Model relating to the sky of visible heavens (sun, stars,
etc.) depicted on the surface of a sphere.

b - Planetary or lunar globe

Lunar globe (other than Earth) or a moon depicted on the
surface of a sphere.

c - Terrestrial globe

Model of the Earth depicted on the surface of a sphere.

e - Earth moon globe

Model of the Earth's moon depicted on the surface of a
sphere.

u - Unspecified

Special class of globe is unspecified.

z - Other

None of the other codes is appropriate.

| - No attempt to code

02 - Undefined

Contains blank (#) or a fill character (|).

03 - Color

Whether the globe is in one color or multicolored.

a - One color

c - Multicolored

| - No attempt to code

04 - Physical medium

Material out of which the globe is made.

a - Paper

Any kind of cellulose-based paper.

b - Wood

Material is wood. A material that is based on wood
particles or fibers may or may not be considered wood.
Consider particle board wood.

c - Stone

d - Metal

e - Synthetic

Man-made substances other than
textiles, plastic, and vinyl.

f - Skin

Excludes leather, parchment, and
vellum.

Synthetic materials that are made to resemble animal skin
are coded as synthetic.